Touching the duty of the Speaker. 1. He shall take the Chair every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the... Documents of the City of Boston - Page 15by Boston (Mass.). City Council - 1857Full view - About this book
| Maine. Legislature - 1847 - 892 pages
...DUTIES AM) POWERS OF THE SPEAKER. 1. The speaker shall take the chair at the hour to which the house shall have adjourned ; shall call the members to order ; and on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read. 2. He shall preserve decorum and order ; may... | |
| United States. Congress - 1836 - 650 pages
...precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read." Mr. LOVE said he would, with permission of... | |
| Charles Sitgreaves - 1836 - 380 pages
...precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order ; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read. 2. He shall preserve order and decorum ; may... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1837 - 202 pages
...precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day ; shall immediately call the members to order ; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall call the Journal of the preceding day to be read. 2. He shall preserve order and decorum ; and... | |
| 1837 - 240 pages
...precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day ; shall immediately call the members to order ; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read. 2. He shall preserve order and decorum ; may... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1839 - 568 pages
...shall take the chair precisely at the hour to which the judicatory stands adjourned; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall open the session with prayer. 2. If a quorum be assembled at the hour appointed, and the moderator... | |
| New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly - 1838 - 656 pages
...Speaker. 4. He shall take the chair at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned, and immediately call the members to order ; and on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read, which may then be corrected by the House.... | |
| Samuel Miller, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1839 - 606 pages
...tnke the chair precisely at the hour to which the judicatory stands adjourned : he shall immediately call the members to order ; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall open the session with prayer. " 2. If a quorum be assembled at the hour appointed, and the Moderator... | |
| James Todd, Ashbel Green - 1839 - 636 pages
...moderator shall take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly stands adjourned i shall immediately call the members to order ; and on the appearance of a quorum shall open the session with prayer, and cause the minutes of the preceding sessions to be read ; and... | |
| Ohio. General Assembly. Senate - 1840 - 1256 pages
...every day at the hour to which the Senate shall have been previously adjourned, and shall immediately call the members to order; and on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read. 2. He shall preserve decorum and order; may... | |
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